Name: Why we need to end the War on Drugs
Uploaded: 2014-11-12T16:00:33Z
Duration: 17 min 16 s
Description: Is the War on Drugs doing more harm than good? In a bold talk, drug policy reformist Ethan Nadelmann makes an impassioned plea to end the "backward, heartless, disastrous" movement to stamp out the drug trade. He gives two big reasons we should focus on intelligent regulation instead.

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Is the War on Drugs doing more harm than good? In a bold talk, drug policy reformist Ethan Nadelmann makes an impassioned plea to end the "backward, heartless, disastrous" movement to stamp out the drug trade. He gives two big reasons we should focus on intelligent regulation instead.

Ethan Nadelmann: Why we need to end the War on Drugs

Why we need to end the War on Drugs

Legalizing marijuana in states like Colorado reflects a shift towards viewing drug policy through a lens of health, not punishment.

Portugal's decriminalization shows effective drug policy focuses on health, reducing abuse, disease, and crime without incarceration.

Global prohibitionist policies intensify crime and health issues, yet regulated drug markets could reduce harms significantly.